Combination lighter and burner support for gas stoves



y 1935- 4 s. H. HOBSON 2,009,582 v COMBINATION LIGHTER AND BURNERSIiPPQRT FOR GAS STOVES Filed July 16, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet l a n :7/ W

y 1935- s. H. HOBSON 2,009,582

COMBINATION LIGHTER AND BURNER SUPPORT FOR GAS. STOVES Filed July 16,1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 .9 4 I w a 37 Patented July 30, 1935 UNITED STATESCOMBINATION LIGHTER AND BURNER.

SUPPORT FOR GAS STOVES Stanley H. Hobson, Rockford, lll., assignor toGeo. D. Roper Corporation, Rockford, 111., a

corporation of Illinois Application July 16, 1930, Serial No. 468,283

Q I 45 Claims. This invention relates to gas stoves and has moreparticular reference to a combination therefrom toward the variousburners.

lighter and burner support for the cooking top.

Automatic lighters have been applied to gas stoves for several yearsoperating on the flashback principle of Methudy patent No. 1,675,899,according to which principle, when the gas for a burner is turned on,some gas is conducted through a tube to a pilot light where it-isignited and the flame flashed back through the tube to the burner. Ithas been common practice to provide the automatic lighter for thecooking top in the form of a spider with the pilot light casing at thecenter having the flash tubes radiating The spider constituted aseparate unit and was arranged to rest on the burners by means of theflash tubes. This arrangement, however, was not very satisfactorybecause it is practically impossible to have the four cooking topburners supported in exactly the same plane, one or more are bound to beabove or below the plane of the others, and in that way the flash tubesfor certain burners are not properly positioned with respect thereto forquick lighting. It has also been common practice to have the lighterrigidly supported by itself and to have the cooking top burners restingon another support. That arrangement naturally meant too much chance forimproper alignment of each burner with itsflash tube and if anything wasmore objectionable than the other arrangement just described. It is,therefore, the principal object of my invention to provide for the rigidmounting of the lighter and the supporting of the burners directly onthe ends of the flash tubes, whereby not only to eliminate certain partsthat went with the, old arrangement, and thus make for simplicity andeconomy, but, what is more important, also insure proper I relationshipof the burners with reference to the flash tubes for quick and positivelighting.

Another object is to provide quick detachability of the burners fromthis new form of support whereby to facilitate assembling and also makeit easier to remove burners for inspection and cleaning.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the combinationlighter and burner support that the same is interchangeable for use onstoves having right or left hand ovens. Furthermore, in the case ofstoves which are not to be equipped with an automatic lighter, a supportgenerally similar to the combination lighter and burner support can beprovided by simply eliminating the lighter casing and merely providingan opening at that point for the projection therethroughof the ordinaryflash type lighter, and providing solid arms in place of the hollowflash tubes for support of the burners.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure l is a plan view of the cooking top of a gas stove embodying myinvention, the grates being removed to'better disclose the invention;

Fig. 2 is a detail of the simmer burner-support taken looking on theline 22 of Figure 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, showing thecombination lighter and burner support in side elevation;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional detail taken on the line 4-4 of Figure1, showing the quickly a Referring to Figure 1, the numeral 9 is appliedto the frame of the cooking top alongside the oven section III which inthis case is to the left of the cooking top but may, however, be to theright thereof, as is well known. The usual grates provided for thecooking top and fitting in the recess II in the frame 9, have beenremoved better to disclose the cooking top burners |2-|5 and the simmerburner IS, which have the usual mixers II where they make detachableconnection with the cocks It on the manifold IS. The latter .is shown asexposed but may, of course, be concealed. Heretofore, it was thepractice to provide lugs on the burners l2-I5 for supporting the same ona bracket or hanger reaching from one side of the cooking top to theother beneath the burners. An automatic lighter consisting of a pilotlight casing at the center thereof with flash tubes radiating therefromtoward the various burners was then simply placed over the pilot lightjet and allowed to rest by the ends of its flash tubes on the burners,one certain finger of each burner being provided with an end port fordischarging into the flash tubes, and the automatic lighter beingsupported by its flash tubes on those particular fingers. Now, the factthat the burner support was so crude and there was no provision made tokeep the burners from getting cocked out of position one way or another,and the burners were almost invariably never exactly in the same plane,naturally gave rise .to the objection that the lighter would be inproper relation only to certain burners and not to others, and theautomatic lighting of the cooking top burners would not be anywhere nearuniform; those having the proper relation to the lighter could be litquickly, whereas the others would light veryslowly, if at all. In theother arrangement above mentioned, where the lighter was rigidlysupported by itself, entirely independently of the burners, theautomatic lighting of the burners was even less likely to be uniform,for obvious reasons. The present invention avoids the objection noted byproviding a novel construction and arrangement of parts which will nowbe described.

The combination lighter and burner support is indicated generally by thereference numeral 20, and comprises a one-piece casting having thehollow body or casing 2| of the pilot light not only cast integral withflash tubes 2225, but also integral with supportingarms 26 and 21.. Thearms 26 and 21 constitute, in effect, a supporting bracket, the formerhaving a cross portion 28 integral therewith fastened as by means ofbolts 29 to a hanger 30 having lugs 3| and 32 for engagement above andbelow the supporting ledge 33 for rigid support at one end of theunitary casting, and the arm 21 having a lug 34 on the end thereofarranged to rest on a ledge 35 to provide support at the other end.Obviously, the bolted connections 29 may be loosened to permitadjustment of the unit 20 relative to the hanger 30 if it does not comein the proper plane when assembled on the stove. The lugs 3 I32 arespaced far enough to either side of the arm 26 to make the unit 20 quiterigid, and the three point support is, therefore, all that is necessary.It is also obvious that the unit 20 can be quickly and easily assembledinto the stove and just as easily removed, by virtue of the constructiondescribed.

The flash tubes 22 and 25 extend in opposite directions from the casing2| angularly with reference to the arm 21 for cooperation with the frontburners l2 and I5, respectively. The outer ends of these tubes areenlarged, as indicated at 36, for reception therein of the ends of thefingers of the burners in which the ports 31 for delivering gas throughthe flash tubes are provided, these ports being at a predetermined angleto the plane of the tops of the burners, in accordance with thedisclosure of the Methudy patent. The bottom walls of the flash tubesare cut away at the ends 36, as appears at 38, partly to admit secondaryair for the jet at the end-most port 31 and partly also to facilitatemaking detachable connection between the tubes and the fingers of theburners. A lug 39 is provided projecting from the end of each of theflash tubes 22 and 25 at one side of the enlarged portion 36 toserve assupporting ledges for projections provided on the same side of thefingers of the burners l2 and i5. Lugs 4|, suitably cast integral withthe fingers of the burners and projecting from the under side thereof,reach under the ends of the flash tubes and engage under smalltransverse ribs 42 cast integral with the bottom wall of the tubes. Fromthis description it should be evident that the front cooking top burnersI2 and I5 are rigidly supported on the ends of the flash tubes 22 and25, respectively, with the endmost ports 31 on the fingers of theburners adapted to cooperate with the flash tubes disposed precisely ina predetermined desired relation to the ends of said tubes. There is,therefore, no question as to the quick and positive lighting of theseburners. The burners can be quickly and easily removed from connectionwith the flash tubes by tilting the same on the projections 40 asfulcrums and then shifting sidewise enough to bring the projections 40clear of the lugs 39, whereupon the burners can be dropped down belowthe plane of the flash tubes and slipped off the cooks for removal fromthe stove. In the installation of the burners it is only necessary to besure that the side of the flnger bearing the projection 40 be broughtinto engagement with the lug 39 with the projection resting on top ofthe lug; that will bring the ports 31 in proper relation with the flashtube.

In the case of the rear cooking top burners l3 and [4, the connectionbetween the burners and the flash tubes 23 and 24, respectively, is verymuch the same as that just described, excepting that the two lugs 39 areprovided on the end of the flash tubes at opposite sides of the fingersof the burners arranged to cooperate with the flash tubes, andprojections 40 are provided on opposite sides of the fingers of theburners to rest on said lugs. Lugs 4| are provided extending from thefingers for engagement under ribs 42 preferably made integral with theflash tubes. In this case, however, the ends of the lugs 4| are providedwith shoulders 43 extending upwardly behind the ribs 42 whereby to holdthe burners against accidental displacement from connection with theflash tubes. Nothing of this sort is'requiredin the caseof the frontcooking top burners, because in that case, as stated above, the side ofthe finger of the burner comes into engagement with the side of the lugon the flash tube and movement of the burner away from the flash tube isprevented. In removing a burner it is only necessary to tilt it aboutthe projections 40' as a fulcrum or trunnions so as to bring theshoulder 43 clear of the rib 42, whereupon the burner can be withdrawnfrom connection with the flash tube by movement thereof sidewise awayfrom the tube in a manner believed to be selfevident. In theinstallation of the burner, the same is slightly tilted as the lug 4| isbrought toward the end of the flash tube, and the projections 40 arebrought over the tops of the lugs 39' and allowed to rest thereon. Theburner is moved toward the flash tube until the projections 40' comeinto engagement with the end of the tube, so as to insure thepositioning of the shoulder 43 behind the rib 42. In case the burnerdoes not happen to be moved in far enough the shoulder 43 coming incontact with the inclined back face 44 of the rib 42' will cause theburner to be drawn toward the tube. It is obvious that each of theburners l3 and I4 is supported rigidly and with its end port 37 inproper relation to the flash tube for quick and positive lighting. It isperfectly clear that the relation of each burner to its flash tube isabsolutely independent of the relation of said burner to the otherburners.

As a modified or alternative construction, attention is called to Fig. 6showing a bracket 45 formed integral with the flash tube, indicated at46, and providing support for the burner 41 adapted to rest on topthereof, as shown, in such a position that the end port 31 of the burneris properly related to the end of the flash tube for quick and positivelighting. As a means of holding the burner in the position shown, pegs48 may be provided on the bottom of the burner arranged to be receivedin sockets 49 provided in the bracket, or any other special formationmay be provided on the bracket for engagement by the burner with thatobject in view. It is believed that this construction might be preferredfor the reason that it makes it easier to install the burners or removethe same, although it will be evident from the description of Figs. 4and 5 that the interlocking connection has certain decided advantages.

The simmer burner IS in the case of a stove having a left hand oven isplaced to the right of the middle of the cooking top along with thesocalled giant burner i 5, but in the case of a stove having a righthand oven, it is placed to the left of the middle of the cooking top,and the burners i5 and I2 are interchanged. The flash tubes 22 and 25are made of the same length for cooperation with the burners I2 and I5in either arrangement. The flash tubes 23 and 24 both have webs 50 castintegral therewith to serve as supporting ledges for cooperationtherewith of a hook-shaped projection 5| formed integral with the end ofthe simmer burner it. When the simmer burner is placed on either side ofthe unit 20 and supported by its projection 5i as just described, it isdisposed immediately alongside a hollow neck 52 formed integral with thecasing 2| of the lighter and, hence, is arranged to be lit practicallythe instant the gas is turned on. When the burner isdisposed to theright of the unit 20, a tube 53 is extended from the neck 52 on the lefthand side for the lighting of the oven burner, and vice versa.

In operation, assuming that a pilot burner is provided in. connectionwith the casing 2i, as indicated at 58 in Fig. 3, supplied with gas fromthe manifold it through a tube 55, when the gas for any one of theburners is turned on, a certain amount of gasiis delivered through theflash tube cooperating with the burner from the endmost port of theburner and is ignited by the pilot light in the casing 2 l. A flash-backoccurs through the flash tube and lights the burner. The definitelocation of each burner to its particular flash tube insures quick andpositive lighting so that there is no odor of gas in the room.

In the case of stoves which are not to be equipped with an automaticlighter, a support may be provided for the burners generally similar tothe support it but having simply an opening instead of the casing ii,for the projection therethrough of an ordinary flash type lighter, andprovided with solid arms in place of the hollow flash tubes for supportof the burners. In that way the burners are assured of proper relationto the lighter for quick and positive lighting.

It is believed that the foregoing description conveys aclearunderstanding of all of the objects and advantages of my invention.Whlle'reference has been made in the description to certain specificdetails of construction and arrangement, it should be understood thatvarious changes may be made without departing fromrthe spirit and scopeof the invention. The app nded claims have been drawn with a view tocovering all legitimate modifications and adaptations.

Iclaim:

1. In a gas stove, the combination with the burners of the cooking top,of a lighter for said burners, means for supporting the lighter at apredetermined elevation with reference to the cooking top, and means forsupporting each of the burners from the lighter and in operativerelation thereto. I i

p 2. In a gas stove, the combination with the burners of the cookingtop, of an automatic lighter comprising a pilot light casing havingflash tubes extending therefrom toward the different burners, means forsupporting the lighter at a predetermined elevation with reference tothe cooking top, and means for supporting the burners on the ends of theflash tubes.

3. In a gas stove, the combination with the burners of the cooking top,of an automatic lighter comprising a pilot light casing having flashtubes extending therefrom toward the different burners, means forrigidly supporting the lighter at a predetermined elevation relative tothe cooking top, and means for detachably connecting the burners withthe outer ends of said flash tubes for support of the burners thereon inoperative position with respect thereto.

4. In a gas stove, the combination of a plurality of burners for thecooking top, an automatic lighter comprising a pilot light casing havinga plurality of flash tubes extending therefrom toward the differentburners, one finger of each burner being provided with a port in the endthereof for the discharge of gas into the flash tube arranged tocooperate with the burner, means for supporting the casing independentlyof the burners and means whereby each burner is arranged to beindividually supported and located by the flash tube associatedtherewith in operative position with respect to the flash tube.

5. In a gas stove, the combination of a plurality of burners for thecooking top, an automatic lighter comprising a pilot light casing havinga plurality of flash tubes extending therefrom toward the differentburners, one finger of each burner being provided with a port in the endthereof for the discharge of gas into the flash tube arranged tocooperate with the burner, means for rigidly supporting the lighter at apredetermined elevation with reference to the cooking top, and means onthe flash tubes whereby each burner is arranged to be individuallylocated in operative position with respect to its flash tube, the lastmentioned means serving also to support each burner at a predeterminedelevation with reference to the cooking top.

6. In a gas stove, the combination with the cooking top frame and theright and left hand burners of the cooking top, of a combination lighterand burner support comprising a casing disposed between the burners,flash tubes extending from the casing toward the different burners, thesame having means on the ends thereof for individual support of theburners, and a supporting bracket extending in a fore and aft directionwith reference to the frame between the right and left hand burners andserving to support the casing on the frame, said bracket havingconnection with the frame so as to prevent deflection of the casing andflash tubes out of a plane substantially parallel with .the cooking topwhereby to rigidly support the burners in a predetermined plane withreference to the cooking top.

7. A structure as set forth in claim 6 including a second bracketarranged to be made rigid with the frame for supporting the bracketthereon, and means providing a connection between the brackets wherebythe first bracket is arranged to be adjusted with respect to the secondbracket to position the lighter casing and flash tubes in apredetermined desiredplane with reference to the cooking top.

1 8. In a gas stove, the combination of a plurality of cooking topburners, an automatic lighter for said burners comprising a pilot lightcasing having a plurality of flash tubes extending therefrom toward thedifferent burners, means for supporting. the casing independently of theburners and means on the lighter whereby each of the burners isindividually supported permitting the setting of each burnerindependently of the others in tube. V

9. In a gas stove, the combination with the burners of the cooking top,of a combination lighter andyburner support comprising admin:

operative relation to its flash having a plurality of flash tubes formedintegral therewith and extending therefrom toward the different burnersand also having supporting arms formed integral therewith for supportingthe casing and flash tubes in a predetermined plane with reference tothe cooking top, and means on said combination support whereby theburners are individually supported on the ends of the flash tubes.

10. In a gas stove, the combination with the burners of the cooking top,of a combination lighter and burner supportcomprising a casing having aplurality of flash tubes formed integral therewith and extendingtherefrom toward the different burners and also having supporting armsformed integral therewith for supporting the casing and flash tubes in apredetermined plane with reference to the cooking top, and means formedintegral with the ends of the flash tubes for supporting the burnersthereon. 11. In a gas stove, the combination with the burners of thecooking top, of a combination lighter and burner support comprising acasing having a plurality of flash tubes formed integral therewith andextending therefrom toward the different burners and also havingsupporting arms formed integral therewith for supporting the casing andflash tubes in a predetermined plane with reference to the cooking top,and means for individually supporting each burner on the end of theflash tube associated therewith, said means comprising a portion formedintegral with the end of the flash tube, and a portion formed integralwith the burner and arranged to engage the aforementioned portion tosupport the burner in operative relation to the end of the flash tube.

12. In a gas stove, the combination with the burners of the cooking top,of a combination lighter and burner support comprising a casing having aplurality of flash tubes formed integral therewith and extendingtherefrom toward the different burners and also having supporting armsformed integral therewith for supporting the easing and flash tubes in apredetermined plane with reference to the cooking top, and means forindividually supporting each burner on the end of the flash tubeassociated therewith, said means comprising interlocking portions formedintegral with the end of the flash tube and with the burner, saidportions being constructed so as to support and lock the burnerdetachably in a predetermined operative relation to the end of the flashtube.

13. In a gas stove, the combination of a suitably supported lightercomprising a pilot light casing having a plurality of flash tubesextending therefrom in difierent directions for lighting differentburners, a plurality of cooking top burners disposed adjacent andsupported on the ends of the flash tubes, the pilot light casing beingprovided with laterally directed openings on opposite sides thereof, asimmerv burner, means for supporting the simmer burner by either one oftwo of said tubes alongside said pilot light casing adjacent either ofsaid openings, and a flash tube for lighting still another burner suchas an oven burner arranged to communicate with the other opening.

14. In a gas stove, the combination of an automatic lighter comprising apilot light casing having a plurality of flash tubes extendingtherefrom" in different directions for lighting different burners, meansfor supporting the lighter at a predetermined elevation relative to thecooking top, a plurality of burners disposed adjacent the ends of theflash tubes and supported thereby in operative relation thereto, thepilot light casing being provided with laterally directed openings onopposite sides thereof, a simmer burner, means for supporting the simmerburner from the lighter on either side of the casing adjacent either ofsaid openings, and a flash tube for lighting still another burne'r, suchas an oven burner, arranged to communicate with the other opening.

15. In a gas stove, the combination of a pilot light casing, means forsupporting the casing independently of a burner or burners adapted tocooperate therewith, a flash tube extending therefrom, a burner disposedadjacent the end of the flash tube and arranged to be ignited byflashback through the tube from the casing, the burner having an endport for discharging gas from the burner through the tube for ignitionin the easing, and means for rigidly connecting the end of the flashtube and burner together in operative relation to one another to insurequick and positive lighting and so as to support the burner by means ofthe tube.

16. A structure as set forth in claim 15 wherein the last mentionedmeans comprises a lug projecting from the end of the flash tube, aprojection on.the burner arranged to rest on top of said lug, and a lugprojecting from the burner and arranged to engage beneath the flashtube.

17. A structure as set forth in claim 15 wherein the last mentionedmeans comprises a pair of lugs projecting from the end of the flash tubeat opposite sides thereof and adapted to receive a portion of the burnertherebetween, projections on opposite sides of the latter arranged torest on top of said lugs, and a lug on the burner extending underneaththe flash tube and arranged for engagement therewith.

18. In a gas stove, the combination of a cooking top frame, a pluralityof cooking top burners, and a combination lighter and burner supportcomprising a pilot light casing having a plurality of flash tubesextending laterally therefrom in different directions toward thedifferent burners for lighting the same, and two arms reaching forwardlyand rearwardly from the casing for support of the latter, the one armhaving means laterally spaced with respect thereto to provide two pointsof support for the casing on the frame, and the other arm being arrangedto rest on the frame at a third point, the three points of supportdetermining the plane of the lighter with reference to the cooking top.

19. A structure as set forth in claim 18 including means for supportingthe burners on the ends of the flash tubes, each in operative relationto its flash tube.

20. In a gas stove, the combination with the burners of the cooking top,of a unitary support therefor comprising a supporting bracket disposedat a. predetermined elevation with reference to the cooking top, thesame having a plurality of supporting arms projecting therefrom towardthe different burners, each arm being arranged to support a burnerthereon, and all of said arms being in a predetermined plane whereby tosupport the burners all in a predetermined plane, the said brackethaving an opening provided therein at a predetermined position spacedwith referenceto said burners for reception of a pilot light forignition of the burners.

21. In a gas stove, the combination with the burners of a cooking top,of a unitary support for said'burners comprising a supporting bracketdisposed at a predetermined elevation with re!- erenoe to the cookingtop, the same being pro vided with an opening at a central location withreference to said burners for reception of a pilot light for ignition ofthe burners, said bracket having arms radiating from said opening towardthe different burners constructed to conduct flame from the pilot lightto the burners for ignition thereof, and means on the arms forindividually supporting the burners, all in a predetermined plane withreference to the cooking top.

22. Inv a gas stove comprising a cooking top, burners therefor disposedin a suitable spaced relation to one another, and a lighter centrallylocated with respect to the burners to permit lighting any of saidburners with equal facility, means for supporting the lighter at apredetermined elevation with reference to the cooking top, and Supportsfor the various burners radiating from the lighter to support theburners in operative relation to the lighter and-the cooking top.

23. An automaticlighter for gas stoves comprising a pilot light casinghaving flash tubes extending therefrom, means on the ends of the flashtubes for supporting burners,- and means extending from the pilot lightcasing for support of the lighter as a unit, together. with the burners,at a predetermined elevation with respect to the cooking top of a gasstove.

24. In a gas stove comprising a-cooking top, a plurality of burnerdevices therefor, a lighter having a plurality of lighting devicesextending therefrom toward theburner devices, and a single means forsupporting thelighting devices at a predetermined elevation with respectto the cooking top, said lighting devices serving to support the otherdevices whereby to insure the correct operative relation between theburner devices and lighter devices.

25. In a gas stove, the combination with the burners of the cooking top,of a bracket having burner supports extending therefrom to support theburners in a certain plane with respect tothe cooking top, a pilot lighthousing on said bracket, and passages provided on the burner supportsfor conducting gas from the burners to the pilot light housing forignition, whereby to light the burners by flashback through saidpassages.

' 26. In a gas stove, the combination with the burners of the cookingtop, of a bracket having burner supports extending therefrom, a pilotlight housing on said bracket from which the burner supports extendtoward the different burners, said burner supports having passagestherein for conducting gas to the pilot light housing for ignition,whereby to cause flash-backs through the passages to the burners forlightbeing disposed so as to support all of the burners in a certainplane with reference to the cooking to Y 27. In a gas stove, thecombination with the front and rear pairs of burners of the cooking top,of a supporting bracket extending in a fore and aft direction withreference to the cooking top between. the right and left hand burners, a

lighter casing supported on the bracket central ly between 'the burners,burner supports on the bracket for locating the burners in operativepositions with reference to the lighter casing and all in a certainplane with reference thereto, and means for supporting the bracket atits opposite ends so as to hold the set of burners along with thelighter casing in a certain plane with reference to the cooking top.

28. In a gas stove, the combination with the burners of the cooking top,of a single support for all of said burners, a lighter casing carried onsaid support centrally with reference to the burners, said supporthaving arms extending therefrom in different directions radiating fromthe lighter casing, said arms having gas-conducting passages providedthereon communicating with the lighter casing, and means forindividually supporting each burner on the end of the arm associatedtherewith, said means comprising a portion formed integral with theburner and a portion formed integral with the end of the arm andarranged to inter-engage with the aforementioned portion to su port theburner in operative relation to the en of the passage on said arm.

29. In a gas stove, the combination of a suitably supported lightercomprising a pilot light casing having a plurality of gas conduitsextending therefrom in different directions for lightingdiflerent'cooking top burners, a plurality of burners disposed adjacentand supported upon the ends of the gas conduits, the pilot light casingbeing provided with a laterally directed opening independent of theconduits, and a simmer bumer supported by one of said conduits alongsidethe casing in direct flame propagating relation with the 'pilot lightthrough said opening.

30. In a gas stove, the combination with the cooking top burners, of apilot light casing centrally disposed with reference to the burners andhaving gas conduits extending therefrom toward the different burners forlighting purposes, a

bracket reaching fore and aft with respect to the cooking top betweenthe left and right hand burners and serving to support the pilot lightcasing, the one end of said bracket having means laterally spaced withrespect thereto to provide two points of support for the casing withrespect to the cooking top, and the other end of said bracket havingmeans providing a third point of support with respect to the cookingtop, the

three points of support determining the plane of the lighter withreference to the cooking top, and

means for supporting the burners from the bracket each in operativerelation to one of the gas conduits.

31- In a gas stove Comprising a cooking top and front and rear pairs ofburners therefor, 23. supporting bracket reaching fore and aft withreference to the cooking top between the right and left hand burners,meansextending laterally from the bracket for supporting the right andleft hand burners in a certain plane with respect to the cooking top,said bracket having an opening provided therein centrally with respectto the burners, and a pilot light device in sai opening. i

32. In a gas stove, the combination with the cooking top, of cooking topburners arranged to be supported in a certain horizontal plane withrespect to the cooking top, lighting means for the burners comprisingpilot light housing means from the burners for ignition by a pilot lightin said housing means, means for supporting the lighting meansindependently of the burners in a predetermined plane with respect tothe cooking top, and means for supporting the burners from the lightingmeans whereby to secure a desired operative relationship between the gasconducting means and the burners.

33. In a gas stove, the combination with the burners of the cooking top,of a suitably supported bracket structure including portions forsupporting the burners at a predetermined plane relative to the cookingtop, lighting means on said structure in operative relation to theburners, and gas conduits included in the burner supporting portions ofsaid structure for flash-back lighting between the burners and lightingmeans.

34. In a gas stove, the combination with the burners of the cooking top,of a bracket suitably supported relative to the cooking top having acentral opening for an igniter and supporting arms radiating from theopening to the burners for supporting the latter predetermined distancesfrom the opening and at a predetermined elevation relative to thecooking top, and an igniter in said opening.

35. In a gas stove, the combination with the burners of the cooking top,of a bracket suitably supported relative to the cooking top having acentral opening for an igniter and supporting arms radiating from theopening to the burners for supporting the latter predetermined distancesfrom the opening and at a predetermined elevation relative to thecooking top, gas conduits for conducting gas from the burners along saidarms to the opening for ignition by the igniter, and an igniter in saidopening.

36. In agas stove comprising a cooking top, burners in the four cornersof the cooking top, a lighter frame extending in the middle of thecooking top between the two pairs of burners and rigidly supportedrelative to the cooking top independently of the burners, said lighterframe carrying pilot light housing means and gas conducting means, thelatter projecting laterally from the housing means toward the variousburners to cause flash-back ignition of the burners by conducting gastherefrom to the housing means, and means extending between the gasconducting means and the burners for supporting the burners in operativerelation to the cooking top and the gas conducting means.

37. In a gas stove, the combination with the cooking top and the rightand left hand burners of the cooking top, of a combination lighter andburner support comprising a casing disposed between the burners, flashtubes extending from the casing toward the different burners, the samehaving means on the ends thereof for individual support of the burners,and a, support for the combination lighter and burner support extendingfrom front to rear in the middle of the cooking top between the rightand left hand bumers, the combination lighter and burner support beingsupported thereby in a plane substantially parallel with the cooking topand at a certain elevation so as to support all of the burners in acertain plane with reference to the cooking top.

38. In a gas stove comprising a cooking top, a lighter for cooking topburners, means for supporting said lighter with reference to the cookingtop, main and simmer burners for the cooking top, and means forsupporting the main and simmer burners from the lighter for lightingtherefrom and in operative relation to the cooking top.

39. In a gas stove comprising a cooking top, an automatic lightercomprising a pilot light 'casing having flash tubes extending therefrom,means for supporting the lighter with reference to the cooking top, mainand simmer burners for the cooking top, and means for supporting a mainand simmer burner on the end of a flash tube in operative relation tothe cooking top.

40. In a gas stove comprising a cooking top, burners in the four cornersof the cooking top, a spider frame rigidly supported in a centralposition relative to the cooking top and providing arms extendingtherefrom toward the various burners, the outer ends of said arms beingconstructed to support the burners, whereby said frame constitutes aunitary burner support, and lighting means on said frame at the centerthereof and substantially equi-distant from all of said burners.

41. In a gas stove comprising a cooking top, burners in the four cornersof the cooking top, a spider frame rigidly supported in a centralposition relative to the cooking top and providing arms extendingtherefrom toward the various burners, the outer ends of said arms beingconstructed to support the burners, whereby said frame constitutes aunitary burner support, the arms being further constructed to providegas conducting channels communicating at their outer ends with theburners, and a pilot light housing at the center of said framesubstantially equidistant from all of said burners and communicatingwith the inner ends of said channels.

42. In a gas stove comprising a cooking top,

burners in the four corners of the cooking top, a spider frame rigidlysupported in a central position relative to the cooking top andproviding arms extending therefrom toward the various burners, the outerends of said arms being constructed to support the burners, whereby saidframe constitutes a unitary burner support.

43. In a gas stove, the combination with the cooking top, of a unitarylighter and burner assembly supported at a predetermined elevationrelative to the cooking top and comprising a central lighter having apilot light casing and flash tubes extending therefrom, and burnersdisposed in lighting relation to and rigid with the ends of said tubes,whereby all of said burners have the same lighting relation to thelighter and the same operative relation to the cooking top.

44. In a gas stove, the combination with the cooking top, of a lightercomprising a central pilot light casing and flash tubes rigid therewithand extending therefrom, cooking top bumers at the outer ends of saidtubes, and integral connections joining the burners to said tubes inoperative relation thereto, whereby the lighter and burners form a unitarranged to be supported at a predetermined elevation relative to thecooking top with all of the burners having the same lighting relation tothe lighter and the same operative relation to the cooking top.

45. In a gas stove, the combination with a cooking top, of a centrallighter and burners surrounding the same and supported thereby so as tobe all adapted to be lighted thereby in like manner. Y

" STANLEY H. HOBSON.

